Current Funding Opportunities
Competitions listed as Open are currently accepting applications. If a grant has an eligibility or expression or interest stage and that deadline has passed, it will no longer be listed as open.
Competitions listed In Progress are past the application deadline, but results have not yet been publicly announced.
The results of competitions listed as Closed are publicly available.
Details for Closed competitions refer to the specific competition. Deadlines and requirements may be updated prior to the launch of the next competition.
Open Competitions
Connections
2025-26 Align Grant
Call #2
Available Funding:
$10,000
for one year
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Any area of human health and wellness
Funding Objective: To support activities for research teams to increase research relevance, coordination, and potential for impact, increase quality and success of Saskatchewan applications to peer-reviewed funding, and support the development of Saskatchewan research and health professional trainees.
Deadline:
July 23, 2025
Connections
2025-26 Mobilize Grant
Call #1
Available Funding:
$10,000
for one year
Opportunity Overview
Area of Focus: Knowledge mobilization in any area of human health and wellness
Funding Objective: To support knowledge mobilization activities in relevant and practical settings and mediums, with the aim of improving the applicability and impact of health research in Saskatchewan.
Deadline:
July 9, 2025
Connections
2025-26 Mobilize Grant
Truth & Action
Available Funding:
$10,000
for one year
Opportunity Overview
Area of Focus: Reconciliation and Indigenous health
Funding Objective: To support knowledge mobilization activities in relevant and practical settings and mediums, with the aim of improving the applicability and impact of health research in Saskatchewan. Proposed activities must address any of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action.
Deadline:
Continuous intake
Partnerships
Offered by CIHR
Institute of Health Services & Policy Research
2025 Health System Impact Fellowships
Available Funding:
Doctoral: $50,000 per year
for one year
Postdoctoral: $77,500 per year
for two years
Deadline:
July 3, 2025
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Health services and policy
Funding Objective: To provide opportunities for doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to apply their research and analytic talents to critical challenges in health care that are being addressed by health system and related organizations.
Solutions
2025-26 Innovation Grant
Available Funding:
$50,000
for one year
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Brain Health, Pediatric Brain Health, Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, and/or Lung Health
Funding Objective: To support interdisciplinary research teams to catalyze new ideas and approaches to innovative solutions that respond to focus area gaps and needs.
Eligibility Deadline:
September 18, 2025
Full Deadline:
November 13, 2025
Opportunity Partners
Solutions
2025-26 Impact Grant
Available Funding:
$150,000
for two years
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Brain Health, Pediatric Brain Health, Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, and/or Lung Health
Funding Objective: To support interdisciplinary research teams to advance promising solutions into real-world and practical applications that respond to focus area gaps and needs.
Eligibility Deadline:
September 18, 2025
Full Deadline:
November 13, 2025
Opportunity Partners
In Progress Competitions
Capacity
2025-26 Establishment Grant
Available Funding:
$150,000
for three years
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Any area of human health and wellness
Funding Objective: To support early-career researchers in Saskatchewan in establishing an autonomous program of health research addressing Saskatchewan health challenges.
Eligibility Deadline:
January 23, 2025
Full Deadline:
March 13, 2025
Partnerships
Offered by AGE-WELL
2025 EPIC-AT Health Research Training Platform Fellowships
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Technology and aging
Funding Objective: To support highly qualified master's, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates and provide them with access to training and mentorship opportunities in multi-disciplinary research environments and to its industry and community partners.
Available Funding:
$8,000 for one year
Abstract Deadline:
May 5, 2025
Closed Competitions
Partnerships
Offered by Alzheimer Society
Canada
2025 Doctoral and Postdoctoral Awards
Available Funding:
Doctoral: $43,000 per year
for three years
Postdoctoral: $75,000 per year
for two years
Deadline:
November 4, 2024
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Dementia
Funding Objective: To provide opportunities for research training for promising individuals to begin the process of becoming future independent investigators or gain additional research experience in the field of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Partnerships
Offered by Parkinson Canada
2025 Postdoctoral and Clinician Scientist Fellowships
Available Funding:
Postdoctoral: $45,000 per year
for two years
Clinician Scientist: $50,000 per year
for two years
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Parkinson's Disease
Funding Objective: To support promising researchers as they discover new ways to understand and diagnose Parkinson’s disease, new treatments, and ways to improve quality of life for people impacted by Parkinson’s.
Deadline:
November 1, 2024
Partnerships
Offered by MS Canada
2025-26 endMS Doctoral and Postdoctoral Awards
Available Funding:
Doctoral: $22,000 per year
for four years
Postdoctoral: $41,000
for three years
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Multiple Sclerosis
Funding Objective: To provide opportunities for research training and broadening the scientific understanding of MS for students currently enrolled in a PhD program or completed a Doctoral program (PhD, MD or equivalent) pursuing Postdoctoral training.
Deadline:
October 2, 2024
Partnerships
Offered by MS Canada
2025-26 Discovery and Catalyst Grants
Available Funding:
Discovery: $300,000
for three years
Catalyst: $50,000
for two years
Deadline:
October 2, 2024
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Multiple Sclerosis
Funding Objective: To support researchers to develop and test new and innovative research questions and pursue pioneering approaches that have high potential to advance the MS field and various research projects aligned with MS Canada’s (MSC) new strategic plan.
Partnerships
Offered by Mental Health Research Canada
2025 Indigenous Mental Health Studentships
Available Funding:
$15,000 for six months
Deadline:
November 21, 2024
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Mental Health
Funding Objective: To support Indigenous university, college or postgraduate students to work on a mental health research project with their academic supervisor and community partner.
Partnerships
Offered by Canadian Cancer Society
2024 Research Training Awards
Available Funding:
MSc: $30,000 per year
Doctoral: $45,000 per year
Postdoctoral: $65,000 per year
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Cancer
Funding Objective: To support growth and innovation in the next generation of diverse cancer researchers in all research pillars (i.e., biomedical; clinical; health services; and social, cultural, environmental and population health) at the Master’s, Doctoral and Postdoctoral levels.
Abstract Deadline:
January 17, 2024
Full Deadline:
February 29, 2024
Partnerships
Offered by CABHI
2022 Spark Program
Available Funding:
$50,000
for one year
Deadline:
December 2, 2022
Opportunity Overview
Area of Research: Point-of-care solutions for older adults and their caregivers
Funding Objective: To support work and empower point-of-care staff to translate their insights into innovative and scalable solutions that can improve the lives of older adults, persons with dementia, and their care partners in Canada and worldwide.
How To Apply
Each application must be made online through SHRF’s Research Management System (SHRF RMS). All follow up documents will be accessed there. Our system helps facilitate the peer review process.
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SHRF provides CV templates to be used by co-applicants in the various roles - Researcher, Knowledge User or Person with Lived Experience. These SHRF templates are found on the Resource page.
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Our Resource page has more information and technical support to help you throughout the application process.
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You can also find helpful How-To videos on our YouTube page.
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Ongoing Support
Strong partnerships are at the core of innovative health research. SHRF joins with other funding agencies, non-profit organizations, industry and other health research supporters to encourage success, connections and action in Saskatchewan’s health research environment. SHRF partnerships benefit the Saskatchewan research community by combining resources to support research through programs offered by SHRF or the partner and by leveraging each other’s strengths, connections and resources.
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If you are a potential partner organization or a researcher looking for matching support, contact fundinginfo@shrf.ca to discuss ways we can work to support Saskatchewan's health research ecosystem.